A SEARCH of the scene where a two-seater light aircraft crashed killing two experienced pilots resumed yesterday, police said.

A SEARCH of the scene where a two-seater light aircraft crashed killing two experienced pilots resumed yesterday, police said.

Kevin Mansbridge and Gerald Prangley, who were both in their 50s, died when their Piper PA38 Tomahawk plane crashed into a remote hillside above Upper Cwmbran.

Long standing members of the Cardiff Flying Club, they were on a Bank Holiday pleasure trip from Cardiff International Airport to Shobden, Herefordshire, when the crash happened at around 12.12pm yesterday.

A spokeswoman for the Cardiff Flying Club said they were all "devastated" by the deaths.

She added: "They are both well- established and respected members of the club. It has come as a terrible shock. The phone has not stopped ringing all day with members phoning to express their thoughts and condolences.

"It is terrible for their families and friends.

"They are both very experienced pilots who know the area well. What happened is now in the hands of the investigators."

Debris from the Piper PA38 Tomahawk plane was discovered by a police helicopter team alerted by air traffic controllers after they lost contact with the plane...SUPL: